| Location: Mesa,AZ,USA Member Since: May 12, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: I started running again in 2007 after 14 years of not running.
Mile - 4:59 (high school 1992), 5:57 (9/21/2010 ARR Open Mile)
2 mile - 11:10 (high school 1992)
5k - 21:54 (11/18/2010 Tempe Road Runners 5k)
10k - 48:29 (5/9/2009 Race for Hospice)
Unofficial 10k - 47:11 (1/27/2011 Red Mountain Park)
1/2 marathon - 1:49:00 (4/4/2009 Havasu Half)
Marathon - 4:33:09 (11/21/2009 Mesquite Marathon) Short-Term Running Goals: Run a half marathon in under two hours.
Run a marathon in close to 4 hours. Long-Term Running Goals: Stay healthy long enough to live through the millenium. Personal: I am married and have six kids.
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Bloggers I've met in real life: 1MileToGo, Aaron Kennard, Andrea North, Arizona Desert Monsoon, auntieem, Bec, Ben, Benjamin, Bonnie, Camille, Cari, Collin Anderson, David Holt, Doone, Eight Kid Mom, Erico, Flatlander, Gary, Jake Krong, JamesW, Jose, Josse, Julieesplin, Jun, Kelli, Kerri, KP, Kyle Dion, Lightitup, Little Bad Legs, Lybi, Marthon Dreamer, M, Mary Ann Schauerhamer, Misty, Nan, Peds Endo Doc, Rachelle, RAD, Rhett, Riley Cook, Rossy, runningafterbabies, Sasha, Scott Hughes, Scott (Kelli's husband), Scott Wesemann, Slow Joe, Spencer Simpson, Stephen, Steve Piccolo, Susie, The Rookie, Toby, Tracy, Twinkies, TylerS, Walter Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Today we had me, Vickie, Mike, Glen, and Bryan show up to run Usery. Maggie was sick, so she texted that she couldn't make it. Bryan drove himself and didn't get there until right after we started running. It was about 46º according to Mike's truck. Everybody was freezing. Except for me. I stay nice and warm underneath this layer of insulation. My fat. My fat is my layer of insulation. Anyway, it was around 5:30am when we started running, so it was still dark out. Vickie was the first to leave. Then I left. Then Mike. Then Glen. Glen said he saw Bryan pull in as he was leaving. Mike passed me right before I passed Vickie. I pinched her behind. Glen caught me after 3/4 of a mile. He ended up running about 9.1 miles. Around the 1.5 mile mark, a couple of cyclists came cruising down. When thye got to me one of them yelled, "Crazy people!" But he said it in a kind voice. I heard him yell it again a few seconds later. I figured he was yelling at my wife. Then I heard him yell it again. I didn't put two and two together until a little bit later when I heard Bryan's footsteps behind me. I told him it was good to see him, and I gave him a fist bump.
I wasn't feeling great today. I didn't sleep well, and I woke up with a sore throat. It was one of those days where the goal is just to run the distance. I have been steadily getting faster each week, but I slowed down considerably today. Mike, on the other hand, was feeling great, and he ran almost 2 minutes per mile faster than me today. He was about 6 tenths of a mile ahead of me when we passed each other, me going up, and him going down. Not long after that I saw Bryan. Bryan never caught Mike, and they only saw each other briefly when they finished. I got to the top and couldn't see Glen. It was starting to get light out, but I kept my headlamp on for a little more. Maybe three quarters of a mile. Right before I saw my wife. She wasn't feeling great either, but she did real good. Glen finally caught up to me with one mile to go. Right after he passed me, a cyclist waved at me with his hand high in the air. It was Jay again. I tried to give him a high five, but I was too late. I got down to the bottom and was disappointed to not have seen any horses. But Vickie saw a coyote. We then drove to pick her up. She ended up getting 5.88 miles. So, pretty good.
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